"I was super-surprised. I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug I've ever given her," said Jenner Chapman, who starred in a music video with classmate Paige Carpenter.

Chapman and Carpenter teamed up with classmate Lucas Dudley to land the top award in the recent 10th annual Student Television Networks national competition.

"I've heard it's the hardest one to win because there are so many entries," said Carpenter, a junior at Christian Brothers.

Adding to the accomplishment is the fact the video had to be created from scratch under a tight deadline.

"We were given three hours to film it and three hours to edit it," said Lucas Dudley, a Christian Brothers junior, who directed the film.

Another group of classmates captured the top spot in the Commentary section of the competition for the second year in a row.

"I was pretty confident based on last year," said Ethan Schanberger, the camera operator for the documentary-style video.

Brianna Pressey and Alex Daly wrote a commentary that touched on the future of journalism.

"When I see activists in the Middle East using Skype and Twitter to communicate how they are literally changing the world minute-by-minute, that's where I see journalism heading. Seeing people more engaged," said Daly, a senior at Christian Brothers.

Both award-winning videos produced by Mr. Hogan's Christian Brothers' KBFT news class are posted on YouTube.

3 -- Top-ranked players in NorCal: According to NorCalPreps.com, Granite Bay linebacker Cameron Smith, who is committed to play for USC, tops the list in the Sac-Joaquin Section. Jake Browning, a Washington-bound quarterback at Folsom, is second on the list and is expected to set more state records this year after his exceptional performance last season. L.J. Reed, who recently transferred from Cosumnes Oaks to Tokay, made a big impact with Cosumnes Oaks last season as a wide receiver and is expected to really boost Tokay's team.